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Fatal unclassified road crash in Perth and Kinross PH1 on 28 September 2012 at 09:50 involving a Mazda 3

A Mazda 3 and a Renault Laguna were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Perth and Kinross at 09:50 on Friday 28 September 2012. A 78-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 3 and an 83-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 3 were killed, two other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Sep 2012
Friday, 09:50
Vehicles
2
Mazda 3 and Renault Laguna
Casualties
5
2 killed, 2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.3955, longitude -3.53997, in the PH1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Perth and Kinross

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012930002307
Council area
Perth and Kinross
Police force
Tayside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 March 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 3)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 3)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 3)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 3)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2012930002307 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Perth and Kinross road accident statistics for 2012.